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Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu

Sirajganj BSCIC Industrial Park

Business Plus / Land without utilities: The Sirajganj industrial gridlock

3 October 2026
BSCIC took over the park in 2024, after construction ended, and began preparing to hand land to investors even though sand-filling was still under way
3 October 2026
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Rooppur Unit 1 clears key safety test after technical fault stalled commissioning

1 October 2026
Three major tests remain before the unit can reach the criticality stage, officials say
1 October 2026
The Padma rose quickly, approaching the danger level and flooding banana, mashkalai and vegetable fields in the riverbank shoal areas. Photo: Star

Prolonged monsoon worries farmers in Pabna

21 September 2026
187 hectares of crops submerged in two upazilas; persistent rain delays early onion cultivation
21 September 2026
Puthi Path tradition in Bangladesh

Traditional Puthi Path revives folk heritage in remote Chalan Beel village

28 August 2026
The flickering glow of traditional oil lamps illuminated a quiet village courtyard in Chalan Beel on Thursday night, as locals gathered to revive a nearly forgotten tradition of rural Bengal — Puthi Path.
28 August 2026
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Pabna clinic OT shut after 12 patients contract TB

25 August 2026
The health authority in Faridpur upazila of Pabna yesterday temporarily closed the operating theatre of Al-Modina Lab and Hospital, a local private clinic, after 12 post-surgery patients contracted tuberculosis (TB) over the past few weeks.
25 August 2026
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Pabna clinic OT closed after 12 post-surgery patients test positive for TB

24 August 2026
Health authorities form probe committee to investigate infections at Al-Modina Lab and Hospital in Faridpur upazila
24 August 2026
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‘Poddo Beel’ loses its monsoon bloom

22 August 2026
When monsoon waters fill Chalan Beel, pink lotuses, white water lilies and water chestnuts usually blanket the vast wetlands in the region.
22 August 2026
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Poor monsoon flow dims bloom: Fewer flowers disappoint visitors at Chalanbeel

21 August 2026
Altered river courses and human intervention disrupt wetland’s natural flowering, unchecked tourism adds to damage
21 August 2026
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Okra yield high but price fall frustrates farmers

Bumper yield of okra brought smiles to the farmers in the district, especially those in Ishwardi upazila, early summer but now they are
13 May 2015
Bard

Celebrating the Bard

A three-day Rabindra festival at the Shahzadpur Kachharibari in Sirajganj marking the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore concluded on Sunday.
11 May 2015
Pabna

Import of Indian rice affects local production

Commercial husking in the famous rice producing district sees drastic fall for the last couple of months amid large-scale import of cheap Indian rice.
5 May 2015
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Winter crop gains popularity among Pabna farmers

There is a rush of farmers to cultivate 'winter crop', which has a positive impact on the environment and is also more profitable.
28 April 2015
Insight

People of Pabna remember 1971's first resistance fight

The first resistance fight against the occupation troops in Pabna in March-April 1971 is one of many stories that makes our Liberation War glorious.
21 April 2015
Insight

People of Pabna remember 1971's first resistance fight

The first resistance fight against the occupation troops in Pabna in March-April 1971 is one of many stories that makes our Liberation War glorious.
21 April 2015
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Activities at Baghabari river port badly hampered

The countrywide non-stop blockade enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance adds to poor functioning of Baghabari river port, already affected by decreased navigability of the Jamuna River in the ongoing dry season.
25 March 2015
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Hardinge Bridge: A hundred-year old structure still stands strong

The Hardinge Bridge, which recently recorded 100 years of use and counting, is one of the many structures built by the British Empire
17 March 2015
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3 teachers for 19 students in erosion-hit pry school!

Shinghanagar Government Primary School at Shinghanagar village in Sujanagar upazila under the district is struggling for existence as
16 March 2015
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Millers take brunt of blockade

Like most businesses of the country, commercial rice milling in Pabna district has been hit hard by the ongoing blockade and hartals by the anti-government alliance.
27 February 2015
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Victims rejoice at Subhan verdict

He saw his father being killed in front of his eyes and endured the hellish rejoicing of the killers afterwards. And from that moment on, all he ever wanted was justice.
18 February 2015
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